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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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